Georgia Pacific · 16 hours ago
Data Management Engineer
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid LevelGeorgia Pacific is a company focused on building and scaling technical capabilities for trusted data management. The Data Management Engineer will be responsible for the technical configuration of the Alation data catalog and developing automation for metadata and governance in data workflows.
Paper & Forest Products
Responsibilities
Serve as the primary technical owner for the configuration, administration, and enhancement of the Alation data catalog
Implement and maintain automated metadata ingestion, lineage, stewardship, and documentation workflows
Ensure metadata standards are consistently applied to support data discovery, trust, and reuse
Partner with data governance, data quality, and architecture counterparts to embed policies, standards, and controls into catalog-driven workflows
Develop automation that captures technical and business metadata as data is ingested into the Enterprise Data Lake
Integrate metadata, ownership, and quality context into ingestion pipelines to reduce manual effort and rework
Collaborate with data engineers and platform counterparts to align ingestion patterns with data management requirements
Help ensure data management considerations are addressed early in the data lifecycle
Design and implement agentic or AI-assisted solutions that enhance data management processes, including:
Metadata enrichment and classification
Data quality rule creation and monitoring
Governance policy support and enforcement
Support the evolution from manual, reactive processes to scalable, automated data management capabilities
Work closely across governance, quality, architecture, and platform disciplines to deliver cohesive data management solutions
Translate data management standards and requirements into concrete technical implementations
Contribute documentation, reusable patterns, and best practices that improve consistency and shared ways of working
Qualification
Required
Experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or data platform–focused roles
Hands-on experience with cloud-based data platforms, preferably AWS (e.g., S3, Glue, Athena, Redshift, Lake Formation, or similar)
Experience working with data catalogs or metadata management tools (Alation preferred)
Proficiency with SQL and at least one programming language (e.g., Python)
Working knowledge of data management concepts including metadata, lineage, data quality, and access controls
Ability to collaborate effectively within a cross-disciplinary data management organization
Preferred
Exposure to data quality frameworks or AI-driven data quality tooling
Experience working in data governance or data product–oriented operating models
Familiarity with automated data ingestion pipelines and metadata-driven architecture
Experience in a federated or hybrid data governance model
Experience in Agile environments or working with cross-functional teams in iterative, fast-paced delivery cycles
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Flexible spending and health savings accounts
Life insurance
ADD
Disability
Retirement
Paid vacation/time off
Educational assistance
Infertility assistance
Paid parental leave
Adoption assistance
Company
Georgia Pacific
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Founded in 1927
10001+ employees
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